Accounting Manager – CPG Client Lead

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96k - $113k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧾 Accounting Manager

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📋 Description

• Serve as the primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of CPG clients, from onboarding through ongoing monthly delivery • Oversee the full monthly close cycle, reviewing and approving Associate and Senior Associate work before final delivery • Prepare and deliver financial statements, board reporting packages, and management-level commentary • Surface insights on margin trends, cost structure, trade spend efficiency, and working capital • Manage and reconcile trade promotion accruals, deductions, and promotional liabilities • Own inventory accounting, including landed cost calculation, obsolescence reserves, and inventory reconciliation across 3PL and warehouse partners • Apply COGS structure and gross-to-net revenue accounting across DTC, Amazon, retail, and distributor channels • Manage co-packer, contract manufacturer, and supplier accruals • Support slotting fee accounting, new retail placement costs, and retailer compliance charge classification • Ensure correct revenue recognition across channel types, promotional periods, returns, and deductions • Identify and resolve complex accounting matters including equity and SAFE transactions, deferred revenue, and intercompany activity • Apply accounting policy consistently and ensure financial records are accurate, documented, and audit-ready • Direct the day-to-day accounting work of Associates and Senior Associates • Review deliverables and provide actionable feedback to build CPG accounting competency • Manage close timelines and escalate capacity, quality, coverage, technical policy, and high-risk issues as needed • Lead onboarding, including chart of accounts design, systems setup, historical data migration, and process documentation • Identify opportunities to deepen Graphite’s services as clients grow, add channels, or approach fundraising milestones • Own client communications, including questions, close updates, deliverable delivery, and escalation management • Translate complex financial information into plain-language communication for CPG founders and operators • Participate in client calls, board meeting preparation, investor reporting discussions, and lender or retailer financial reviews • Engage with operations leads, supply chain partners, and sales teams to gather information for accurate reporting

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required • CPA strongly preferred • 4–7 years of accounting experience with direct ownership of month-end close • Public accounting (Senior Associate or Manager level) or outsourced accounting experience strongly preferred • Demonstrated, hands-on experience with CPG accounting; owned the books for a CPG brand • Deep familiarity with trade promotion accounting, deductions management, landed cost and inventory valuation, gross-to-net revenue, and COGS structure in a multi-channel CPG context • Experience with CPG brands selling through retail, DTC, Amazon, and distributor channels • Familiarity with NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Cin7, Inventory Planner, Shopify, and 3PL management systems • Strong working command of GAAP with hands-on experience applying it in startup or growth-stage CPG company contexts • Ability to manage multiple client relationships simultaneously and deliver consistently on deadlines • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate financial information clearly for founders and non-finance operators • Experience with VC-backed company structures, SAFE and convertible note accounting, and investor reporting is a strong plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage • 100% of the employee's health insurance premium is covered by the company • Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance • Generous Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) • 11 Paid Company Holidays • Comprehensive Paid Parental Leave • Fully remote position • Company-provided technology equipment • $250 technology stipend to support your ideal home office setup • 401k with a company match